Finally a Good One in the Series

 Tough Luck Hero by Maisey Yates 

Up to this point the novellas have been the best part of this series. I'm glad I decided not to give up because this book was great. From the jump, it was spectacular. It starts with Lydia waking up, naked, in a hotel room. Colton is with her. Then she looks out the window and sees they are in Vegas. Then she notices the ring on her finger. That's right. This book starts with a drunken Vegas wedding. Colton was left at the alter, gets drunk with one of the bridesmaids, flies her to Vegas, and marries her. But, they can't get divorced or annulled because Lydia is running for Mayor. Which means this now has two of my favorite tropes: fake relationship and forces proximity. They decided to stay married until after the election, and Colton now has to be her army candy at campaign events. And she has to move into his house. And they have chemistry. Lydia has an awkward encounter with Natalie, his ex-fiancee, at the coffee shop and turns out Natalie was jealous of Lydia because she was convinced that Colton was interested in her because of their chemistry. Also, Natalie left him at the alter because she cheated on him, but she was still hoping to talk to him and that they could get back together. But, then the relationship turns very real for Colton; Lydia is fighting it. On election night his father has a stroke and everyone heads to the hospital. Jack shows up and the long lost brother, Gage, shows up. Lydia leaves. When Colton notices he goes home too after telling everyone that they are adults and they can manage without him. He and Lydia have their confrontation and work it out. Fast forward to a year later; she is trying to surprise him but can't; she's pregnant. This was so much better than the previous book. The introduction was stronger. The tropes were better. All around, it was a better book.